A growing number of countries are flocking to Israel to
study border security as the Defense Ministry works to complete the
construction of a physical and technological barrier along the Egyptian border.

In August, a delegation from India will arrive to study
the various technologies used by the IDF to secure the borders with the Gaza
Strip, the West Bank and Egypt, and which could be implemented as part of
India’s own fence with Pakistan and Bangladesh.

The interest in Israeli border security has spiked since
Israel began constructing a barrier along its border with Egypt to stem
terrorism and infiltrations by illegal migrants. The Defense Ministry and IDF
have so far completed about 150 km, of the fence; plans are to complete the
remainder by the end of the year.

The fence is 5 meters in height and layered with barbed
wire. It is supported by dozens of radars that are deployed along the border to
issue alerts about possible crossings while the potential infiltrators are
still kilometers away.

Israel’s primary concern is with the growing number of
terror attacks along the border. Last week, shots were fired at a bus carrying
IDF soldiers. While there was damage to the bus, no one was wounded. On June
18, terrorists crossed into Israel from Sinai and killed an Israeli contractor
working on the border fence, while last August eight Israelis were killed in a
cross-border attack.

India is interested in beefing up its border security to
prevent future incidents like the Mumbai attacks in 2008.

The Indian press reported Sunday on a tunnel that had
been discovered under the border with Pakistan in the contested Kashmir region.

Another country closely following Israel’s decisions on
border security is the US, which is building a barrier along its border with
Mexico.

The Department of Homeland Security is, for example,
testing the ELM-2112 family of persistent ground surveillance radars, developed
by Elta Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, and used by the
IDF to detect intruders before they reach the border.

Five different versions detect individuals at ranges from
300 m. up to 20 km., and vehicles at up to 40 km.

The radars feature four stationary antennas, each
covering a 90-degree sector enabling persistent surveillance and tracking over
a wide area.

Several radars can be integrated into a single network to
provide an integrated picture of a border area. In addition, the command-and-
control interface features icons resembling an animal, vehicle or person based
on the target detected by the radar.